microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.interop

Andrew Faust

10/27/2007 12:09:00 AM

Why not just instantiate your own connection instead of trying to hijack an
existing one? If you are trying to bypass the C library then you may as
well not use the library. Besides, even if you do get it working (sorry, I
don't know if it's possible) you messing with the stream would almost
certainly mess up the library you are hijacking anyway.

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"333" <333@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm kinda new at .NET programming so please excuse my ignorance...
>
> I'm trying to use C# to download info from a data service which only has
> a C
> API. Using P/Invoke I've gotten as far as establishing the connection
> and
> sending requests. However, I would like to, as much as possible, use the
> .NET functionality for this app hence this question....
>
> So I know my IP address, the port # on which the data server listens and
> the socket # for my app's link to the server. With these items, is it
> possible for me to create an instance of a System.Net.Sockets.Socket
> class
> and somehow associate it with the connection so that I can then use the
> .NET
> Socket functionality (select, etc.)?
>
> It seemed that the Bind() method might do this, but it asks for the local
> endpoint, but I'm not sure how to get this.
>
> Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>